Rinser for diapers and other clothes



April 21, 1953 w. HIRUTTEN RINSER FOR DIAPERS AND OTHER CLOTHES FiledSept. 9, 1948 Patented Apr. 21, 1953 UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This invention relates to a rinser for clothes and the like particularlydesigned to remove loose dirt and other foreign material from clothessuch as babies diapers and the like.

It is an object of my present invention to provide a novel and improveddevice for thoroughly and efficiently rinsing clothes and the like toremove loose or soluble dirt therefrom.

. More specifically, it is an object to provide an open-topped clothesrinsing tank adapted to receive a constant flow of water during therinsing process, the flow of the water being adapted to thoroughlyagitate the clothes within the tank.

Still more specifically, it is an object to provide a curved rinsingtank for clothes such as babies diapers and the like having a pair ofwater discharging nozzles mounted therein in divergin relation one tothe other, at least one of said nozzles being disposed along a chorddisposed in closely spaced relation to a line tangent to the curve ofsaid tank to produce an agitated whirling action therein.

It is a further object to provide an air injector for introducing airinto the water in said tank to increase the cleansing efiiciencythereof.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will more fullyappear from the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings wherein like reference characters refer to thesame or similar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of my rinsing device as mounted in atoilet bowl, the toilet bowl being shown in vertical section;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the rinser shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the general arrangement of thedevice as mounted in a toilet bowl.

Any suitable overflow drain can be used such as a conventional toiletbowl 6 with an annular reinforcing flange 1 around the top thereof asillustrated in Figs. 1 and 4. In the form of my invention illustrated, Iprovide an open topped tank 8 with a continuously curved main bodyportion which may take the form of a short horizontally disposedcylindrical section 811 having the closed ends 8b, as shown in theaccompanying drawings. The curved top of the cylindrical section 8a isopened and in the form shown, is longitudinally out along the rearportion thereof and is bent upwardly and forwardly to form ananti-splash shield 9 along the front portion thereof and leaves anopening in the top of said tank 8. The side closure 8b extend upwardlyto the top of shield 9 and slope downwardly and rearwardly to enclosethe sides of the opening. The water overflows the rear edge 3d of thecylindrical section Ba and spills downwardly over the spillway formedbetween the upwardly extending side portions of the ends 812 and flowsdownwardly therefrom into the toilet bowl 6.

A pair of outstanding arms 10 with the depending retaining flanges ll,provide an attachment bracket for securely attaching said tank to thetop annular flange "l of the toilet bowl 6.

A supply conduit l2 having a connection nipple 53 formed at the upperend thereof for attachment to a bathroom faucet or the like such as theone shown in Fig. 1 is provided. The conduit I2 extends downwardly to beconnected onto an attachment sleeve 13 which is rigidly mounted on theupper portion of the tank 8 and is disposed substantially tangent to thecylindrical curve of section 8a, as is best shown in Fig. 1. A secondconduit I4 intersects conduit l2 as by the interconnection T [5 and hasa nozzle l6 fixed to the lower end thereof and mounted in fixed relationin the side 8b of the tank 8 and is directed in converging relation tothe sleeve l3.

The sleeve I3 has a Venturi nozzle I! mounted therewithin and has an airinlet aperture l8 formed in the side thereof and disposed a slightdistance rearwardly of the forward discharge end of nozzle ll, to permitair to be drawn into the stream of water discharged from said nozzle H.For purposes of convenience this air intake device will hereinafter bereferred to as an air injector, the purpose of injecting air into thesupply stream of water being to aid the cleansing action on the clothesbeing rinsed in the tank 8.

The following is a description of the assembly and operation of myimproved clothes rinsing device. The tank 8 is inserted into the bowl ofa toilet G or other suitable drainage basin and the outstandingattachment arms ID are placed on the top of reinforcing flange 1 of thebowl with the depending flanges ll extending downwardly to engage theouter vertically disposed portion of reinforcing flange l and securelyretain said tank in position. The rear edge 8d forming the spillway is,of course, disposed toward the center of said toilet bowl 6 to permitthe fiow of water thereover to spill into said toilet bowl. Theconnection nipple I3 is then slipped over a faucet such as the oneillustrated in Figs. 1 and 4 and the dirty diapers or clothes to berinsed are put into the tank through the opening 80 in the top 3thereof. The water is then turned on and flows downwardly throughconduit I2, Venturi nozzle ll, supplemental supply conduit 14 andagitating nozzle [6 to produce an agitated, swirling action within thetank 8 to thoroughly rinse the clothes.

The air injector mixes the air and the water flowing through Venturinozzle l7 and this air in the swirling water tends to draw the dirt outof the clothes and materially aids in cleaning the same. The dirtywater, of course, flows out over lip 8d and down over the spillway intothe toilet bowl 6. If only the tangentially disposed discharge of wateris used, a continuous circular swirling action is produced within thetank but by use of the agitating nozzle I6 directed in convergingrelation to the discharge from the primary nozzle I1, and sleeve I3,an'agitated swirling action is produced which more efiiciently cleansthe clothes being rinsed.

It should be noted that although the rinser disclosed herein, isprimarily designed for rinsing dirty diapers, it has a wide variety ofother uses in rinsing many other types of garments. It is possible toadd soap to the water, but the prime purpose is merely to remove theloose or soluble dirt from the clothes.

It will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple and inexpensiverinser which is designed to efli cien'tly'remove loose dirt or solublematerial from clothes such as diapers which produces an aerated agitatedswirling flow of water therethrough and which is adapted to be easilyconnected to any suitable overflow drain such as a toilet bowl or a tubwith the water supply being furnished by a conventional faucet tap. Thenipple I3 is adapted to receive conventional faucet taps in sealedrelation therein and carry the water from said tap into the conduit l2and tank 8.

It will, of course, be understood, that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts withoutdeparting from the scope of myinvention.

WhatI claim is:

1. A rinser'for diapers and other clothes comprising an open-topped tankhaving closed ends and a cylindrically curved portion adapted to receiveclothing to be rinsed, a water supply conduit adapted for connection "atone end to'a source of water supply, one discharge nozzle connected tosaid supply conduit and mounted to discharge into "said tank along achord disposed in closely spaced relation to a line tangent to thecurved portion thereof to produce a swirling action therein'and a'secondnozzle connected with said water supply conduit and mounted in one endof the tank to discharge into said tank in converging relation tothedischarg'e of said first nozzle at an acute angle thereto to agitatethe swirling action in said tank, the excess water in the tank spillingoutwardly through the opening in the top thereof.

2. A rinser for'diapers and other clothes comprising a substantiallycylindrically curved tank body with closed ends and havin an overflowopening in the top thereof, a conduit adapted to be connected at one'endto a source of water supply under pressure, an air ejector mounted insaid conduit for feeding a flow of air into the water carried by theconduit, a nozzle connected at the other end of said conduit anddirected to discharge the mixture of water and air into the tank along achord disposed in closely spaced relation to a line tangent to thecurved body portion thereof, and a second nozzle connected with saidwater supply conduit and mounted to discharge water into said tank atone end thereof in acutely converging relation to the discharge from thefirst nozzle to agitate the swirling action within the tank.

3. A rinser for diapers and the like to remove and dispose of dirtysolid material therein, said rinser comprising a tank having asubstantially cylindrically curved segment with closed ends, the upperportion of said cylindrical segment being constructed to provide an opentop, a discharge nozzle mounted in the cylindrical portion of the tank,supporting brackets for holding the tank in supported relation within atoilet bowl, a flexible conduit adapted to connect to a water supplyfaucet at its upper end and connected at its lower 'end to saiddischarge nozzle, and a second nozzle mounted in one end of said tank inconverging relation to said first nozzle.

4. A rinser for diapers and the like to remove and dispose of dirtysolid material therein, said rinser comprising 'a tank having asubstantially cylindrical curved segment with closed ends, the upperportion of said cylindrical segment being constructed to provide an opentop, the cylindrical portion of the tank extending a suflicient distancearound the circumference of a circle defined thereby to retain thediapers therein, a discharge nozzle mounted in the cylindrical portionof the tank to produce a circumferential swirling action on the diaperstherein, supporting brackets for holding the tank in supported relationwithin an overflow collection basin, conduit means adapted forconnection at its upper end to a water supply and connected at its lowerend to said discharge nozzle, and a second nozzle connected with saidconduit means and mounted in one end of said tank in converging relationto said first nozzle to produce agitation of the swirling diapers withinthe tank.

WALTER H. RUT'I'EN.

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